Bringing Things to Conclusion

Even though I know exactly what I want to talk about, it's pretty hard for me to really come up with the words I want to use, the energy to type it. Might be because I threw 25,000 words together in under 24 hours yesterday, but it was my own fault that I let it get to the point where I had to do that in the first place....

Regardless, I cleared NaNoWriMo for the first time ever. Official final word count for The Summoning: Part One was 50,363 words, and I'm still a little surprised that I got it done. On the other hand, I've always been a reasonably effective procrastinator...put a deadline off long enough, and the pressure inspires me. I think I would have been prouder of myself if I'd actually done it daily like I was supposed to, or at least regularly instead of pounding out 30,000 words in 2 days. Oh well, now begins the process that is National Novel Editing Month, hehe...I'm actually scared to read it. All the plot holes and character inconsistencies are going to drive me nuts.

Things here in California are starting to wind down, and though I'm still having a great time, I'm also trying to figure out how I'm going to make the transition to life after the DCP. I'd like to be able to spend a couple weeks at home at least before starting work and whatnot out here if I decide to stick around, but I just don't know how the finances and whatnot are going to work out. Many decisions have to be made, and I'm trying to really make solid judgment calls and experience what I can.

Speaking of experiences, I went into Beverly Hills again today to meet with Chris Carle, the Entertainment Editorial Director for IGN.com. We ate at a place called The Spanish Kitchen, a rather classy establishment on La Cienega Boulevard. I took a video to post up, but my new Flip camera is being uncooperative and not letting me take my videos over to my laptop. Hopefully after some working I'll be able to get the thing to sync and I'll show you a little bit of Beverly Hills!

Anyway, I'm going to bring this blog to conclusion early tonight. I've got a tour of the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank tomorrow, and I've gotta be up bright and early to get there! Have a good night, everyone!

-Josh

Welcome to I-NEMO

Alright, so it looks like this is finally getting started...sure, it's over a month into my California experience, but at least now I've got a handle on life and what's going on out here...maybe I'll be able to push out some more solid information now that I've got a grip.

Anyway, for those of you who don't know (I'm not sure who that would be), my name's Josh Boykin, and I was born and raised in Rockford, Illinois. I graduated from Eastern Illinois University in May 2010. Someone asked me what I wanted to do since I'd graduated, and I responded, "I'm going to Disneyland!" And that's what I did.

A bit of clarification: I was accepted to the Disney College Program in March of 2010. That's where I am right now, buried about a month deep into the grind. As you can tell by the background, I've got a bit of an attachment to the "lucky-finned" Nemo...it's a love-hate relationship. I work as an Attractions Host for the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage. That means I drive subs for I-NEMO: The Institute for Nautical Exploration and Marine Observation. So far it's a pretty interesting experience...then again, everything in California's an interesting experience when you grow up in Illinois.

Anyway, tonight I'm going to post a video I took a while back of the apartment I'm staying in, just to give you a taste of how they set us up here in the DCP-Anaheim. Hope you enjoy it, and I'll post again soon! Look forward to more videos, pictures, and great information in the future. Thanks for reading!